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Wordle Creation



Upload artwork and record your voice to make a book.

Little Bird Tales



Story Jumper



Create a video with your pictures. Add text and music. Easy to use.

Animoto.com



Picnik - Free online photo editor - no login required.



Voki: Create a talking avatar that can be embedded in a web site.http://www.voki.com/



Where to find images for digital storytelling:

http://gimp-savvy.com
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By Saucy Salad on Flickr

The photo archive at Gimp-Savvy.com has more than 27,000 free photos and images, consisting of over 2.5 Gbytes of data. The goal is to make this archive a resource for collage and photo-montage using digital image editing techniques.


http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license








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image: www.freeimages.co.uk

http://www.freeimages.co.uk

A link (or textural credit in non-web applications) to this site is required where an image is used. Acceptable credits include 'image: www.freeimages.co.uk' or a hyperlink to the URL 'http://www.freeimages.co.uk'.

Free online graphics

"Using Google image search seems like an easy way to find graphics. It’s after you start reading the fine print that it becomes apparent how difficult it can be to find photos that are free, high-quality and licensed for anyone’s use."

Can the news be visual?

Ten By Ten connects images with news stories. Every hour the top 100 news stories from around the world are linked to images on a ten by ten grid. The stories are ranked according to current popularity and importance. Clicking on an image in the grid will provide you with more information about the story. The possibilities are endless!


VISUAL TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS

STORYBOARD

Example storyboard for planning from Tech4Learning



ASSESSMENT

Digital Storytelling Assessment Guide from Tech4Learning


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